Journalism Article: Self Help Festival

The Self Help Festival Comes To San Bernardino, CA

On march 22, 2014, The Self Help Festival is scheduled to take over the NOS Event Center in San Bernardino, CA. The festival will feature bands from all over the country to play together.

    The NOS Event center (short for National Orange Show Events Center) is located on 689 south “E” street in San Bernardino, CA. It was originally used for orange shows because of its large spaces and versatile uses. The 120 acres of land, as well as 150,000 sq ft of indoor exhibit can accommodate up to 40,000 people. Its obvious why the band A Day To Remember chose this location for the event. The name “Self Help Festival” came about as the band and friends were throwing around ideas for the upcoming festival. Someone had mentioned that concerts, and music in general, simply makes listeners feel better about themselves and their personal lives. In some cases, its safe to say that music even saves lives.

   

At this years Self Help Festival, you can expect to see 16 bands including A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Of Mice And Men, The Story So Far, Memphis May Fire, Attila, The Word Alive, Stick To Your Guns, Issues, Letlive, Terror, A Skylit Drive, Hands Like Houses, Beartooth, Hundredth, and last but not least, Rotting Out. With two stages, including an indoor stage and an outdoor stage, This festival includes bands from all over the US and even one band from the UK. The bands”ADTR”, “BMTH”, and “OM&M” are very popular in music today with multiple chart-topping albums and songs.

    As for tickets, there are three different types available. The first ticket is  just a basic general admission ticket and costs $39. The other two options are VIP packages. The first package is the Common Package which includes a ticket, a screen printed poster, a t-shirt, and front of the line passes. The Courtesy Package includes a ticket, a screen printed poster, a t-shirt, front of the line passes, a laminate, and a VIP meet and greet with some of the bands.

    As the festival gets closer and closer, social media sites are blowing up with excitement including one person who, on the band Stick To Your Guns Instagram stated, “We are driving all the way from Vegas to see you guys!”. Its no question that this festival is a big deal for those who are into this genre of music. But, as one could imagine, with so many people in this one area, not everything will go according to plan. With such large crowds and loud music, things are bound to get out of control. Parking and traffic is one of the many concerns about the event as well as food and water.Parking is between $15-$20 and outside food and water is not allowed. Dehydration is also a huge concern as well as the fact that alcohol will be sold there. All in all, the festival will be an interesting event to see play out. 


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A Day To Remember:
From: Ocala, Florida
Formed In: 2003
Albums: And Their Name Was Treason, For Those Who Have Heart, Homesick, What Seperates Me From You, and Common Courtosey 
Members: Jeremy McKinnon, Neil Westfall, Joshua Woodard, Alex Shelnutt, Kevin Skaff

Bring Me The Horizon:
From: Sheffield, England
Formed In: 2004
Albums: Count Your Blessings, Suicide Season, There Is A Hell Believe Me Ive Seen It. There Is A Heaven Lets Keep It A Secret, Sempiternal
Members: Oliver Sykes, Lee Malia, Matt Kean, Matt Nicholls, Jordan Fish, Jona Weinhofen, Curtis Ward

Of Mice And Men
From: Costa Mesa, California
Formed In: 2009
Albums: Of Mice & Men, The Flood, Restoring Force
Members: Phil Manansala, Valentino Artega, Austin Carlile, Alan Ashby, Aaron Pauley

**Band info from  http://www.wikipedia.org/**